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ArticleQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2026

Left ventricular rotational characteristics in healthy mid-term pregnancy-insights from the three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiographic MAGYAR-Preg Study.

Renáta Halcsik, Tibor Novák, Árpád Kormányos, Nándor Gyenes, Kitti Rajcsány, Nóra Ambrus, Mohammad Nasiri, Csaba Lengyel, Attila Nemes

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Renáta HalcsikDepartment of Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Tibor NovákDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Árpád KormányosDepartment of Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Nándor GyenesDepartment of Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Kitti RajcsányDepartment of Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Nóra AmbrusDepartment of Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Mohammad NasiriDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Csaba LengyelDepartment of Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Attila NemesDepartment of Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.

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Background: Haemodynamic, neurohormonal, plasma volume, haematological, and structural cardiac changes occur during healthy pregnancy to varying degrees depending on the trimester. The aim of the present observational cross-sectional study was to compare left ventricle (LV) rotational mechanics in healthy pregnant subjects with those of age-matched non-pregnant women using three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography (3DSTE). Methods: The initial study population consisted of 27 healthy subjects in mid-term pregnancy; however, 6 cases were excluded due to suboptimal image quality. Consequently, the final analytical cohort comprised 21 subjects (mean age: 30.7±2.7 years). This group was compared to a control group of 27 age-matched healthy non-pregnant volunteers (mean age: 28.4±6.0 years). Results: In three pregnant subjects, the near absence of LV rotational mechanics, referred to as rigid body rotation (RBR), was observed (3 of 21, 14%) with counterclockwise orientation. The remaining 18 subjects showed normally directed LV rotational mechanics (18 of 21, 86%). A significant reduction in apical LV rotation (4.0±3.9° Conclusions: Reduced apical LV rotation and consequent LV twist with preserved basal LV rotation could be detected in healthy mid-term pregnancy. In some cases, counterclockwise LV-RBR was observed.

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echocardiographyLeft ventricularpregnancyrotationthree-dimensional (3D)

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